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Lethal Weapon

1987 · directed by Richard Donner · 110 min
25,361 feet · Prominence
382nd of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw66

$120m worldwide in 1987 — $349m in today's money.

As released$120mIn 2026 money$349mRank933 of 8,589In 19878 of 130

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise76

Critics 75, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics75 → 38Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Buddy cop template, franchise launcher.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.6 from 294kWikipedia0k views a monthAge39 years

Scored beside it · 332 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 66 praise 76 legacy 68averages 70, which places it at25,361 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mel Gibson22,738 ft